Greystones Printing

Print it! Please print it!

Posted April 14th, 2010 by admin

So many e mail footers these days suggest that you should think carefully before printing!

I agree! Totally!

Then, having thought, please click ‘print’

It is an ecologically sound thing to do. You are not contributing to the disappearance of the rain forests. You are not saving anything: on the contrary, you are risking everything by not clicking ‘print’

No hardwood trees are chopped down to make paper. The fibres are not suitable

For every softwood tree that is cut down, at least two new ones are planted. Now how good is that for soaking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Trees for paper manufacturing are crops, just like potatoes: they are planted, harvested, more planted and so on. There is a huge industry that needs supporting, and by not using paper, the implications are far reaching.

Recycling paper is good, but only to a point. By the time paper has been recycled a few times, the fibres are so short that the paper made is too weak. And who wants paper that is not fit for purpose?

So my message to you is to use paper, dispose of it sensibly, but every time you click ‘print’ think of all those you are supporting.

As they say, use it or lose it.